Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-09-21
MANSLAUCHTER.
The Jury In the HaddOck Mur-
der Case Report Sunday Af-
ternOOn at 2 O'Clock,
Finding the Defendant, Fred Munich
rath, Jr., Guilty Of Manslaugh.
ter The Penalty,
One 10 Eight Years in the Penitentiary
Closing the Evidence-The
Arguments, Etc.


Arguments, Etc.
The second trial in the celebrated Haddock
murder case, at Sioux City, Iowa, has ter
mi ated, wherein Fred Munchrath, JE, was
defendant The last evidence taken by the
d fense and the rebuttsl by the state was on
Thursday, september l5. During the tEial 4
large number Of witnesses were ex ,mined, hut
In tho main the evidence was substantially
the same - tha developed at the Arensdorf
trial, hence synopsis Of the moro important
testimony will alone be Of general interest
Harry l. Leavitt and Albert Koshnitski
alias Bismarck" were examined at length
and subjected to . rigid cross-examination,
but their evidence was IN thorough accord
with their confessions, with which the public
Is familiar They charged John Arensdorf
with the murder, and alleged that Fred
Munchrath, Jr, was among the number who
encouraged personal violence to Rev Had
dock, Wood aud Walker, AM was present at
the &c ne Of the murder
United states District Attorney Murphy
again testified about being taken from he
depot tie night Of the HI Ing, in hack to
his home on West Third strt OF and how he
was stopped by Fred Munchrath, Jr, near
the co. ner Of Fourth and Pearl street. 1t
was tlen, Murphy inks, al out 10:1T O'Clock.
hluerman Grady and James SEQ lard testi-
hed tnat they were in Junk's SALON short y
sI'er ~ oc ock the same night and that Fred
mum hrah, Jr, John Arensdo and num-
per OF othef parties were in the loon at the
me. he testimony of {, state Witnesses
was almost iden ical with that given at the
Arensiorf trial
lhe evidence intro luced by he de ense was
largely the same as at tho former tr al, with
'he exec tlon of that of the new witnesses.
>; NJ Simons on was u g trst tness called
Dy the defense He sail he was a saloon
keeper and attended the ga oon-k epers' meet
Ing al Hoiuenr eds hall on tie night before
'he murder; that he and Leavitt not fed q
mum Ler OF saioon-k, el ers 10 be present; that
10 threats ag iinst Hadoo;k, such as Ieavlt
tes1ned TO, were maze at the meet ng that
night.
Charles Ehlers swore that he saw l. Rvitt
ana BIZ ma k talk ng together in Il alley on
the north ride Of Fourth, between Pear and
Doug as streets, three or four Ga, 9 after tue
murder. This was denied un or oath by
botu Leavi t and Bismarck
IA Leader, one of the defendants in the
murder Ease, aud at he ime of The murd r
the keeper OF the Mwatfkee hote aud saloon
lold about the Same story as he told on the
stand at he ensdorf tial
Chas. tampb II, an x-sallor and bar ender,
testlfie that at he time of tie murder he wa
clerk at the Chicago house, on the corner of
Fourth and Jones sire. ts; that night abou 10
oclot he was on Buff rect; tina G started
down Fourth street. an WHEN a. tle cora r
OF Pierce street he met FL ell hunchrl tn, the
defen ant, coming across from the south side
OF tourh str, et and from there wa ked on
east 10 the next street, Nebraska, mp which
Muaehrath 2 Astsd - IL he sss song 70 h.e
house, the Tr mont; that he mself went east
on Fourth sree and had gone abou, book
aud half fur her when he heard a revolver
shot somewhere 10 the west, and that he then
went into the Chicago house.
Harry sherman, one of the defendants q,
gave the same evidence as at the Arensdorf
trial He claims not to have been wi h the
crowd that hight; that when the shot was
nred he was at his place OF busine IS on The
corner Of Fourth and Nebraska streets.
Jt I'm Arensao,f, the principal defendant to
the Haddock Indictment was q with SO He
sad he had lived in Siou City ten years, and
had been brewer lie attended tho saloon
keepers meeting at Hnldenr d's hall on the
night Of August 2, 1886, and the meet ng
lasted about five or ten minutes. He attended
no second, no private meeting here Ihatn ght
as cha ged by Leavitt. He denied that
Irieber said there that he had Il co pla Of
Dutcl men who would whip Haddock. He de-
MED that he had epoken Of blowing ND any
too much money invested 10 allow the prolibi-
tionists to stop tn saloons, or that he .aid
there was $500 in the treasury, or that
Leavitt made inquiries about Nora iy, or
that L.ayitt romlsed to try to get Moriarity
TO whip Haddock. The state waivel c.oss-
examination Of Arensdorf
Mrs Gertrude Mul chrath, the moher of
the defendant testified substantial v "a. foi-
lows: II am 80 yei irs old ana have live in
Sioux City twenty-nine years live on Foar h
ttreet and lived here in August Of last year.
The first floor of our house is occup ed as
book store. remember hearing OF the kill
ing Of DR.. Haddock. ! Lad been to Chicago
and returned home on tho 8 o'clock tram The
night Of tile murder. My husband was with
me on the visit 10 Chicago Mr.. and Mr..
Cousins were at onr house that n gnt when
We came home. ! first saw Fred Munchra h,
Jr., that night about 1920 O'clock M
daughter and or ci ildren were at our house
when Fred came heard saot fired that
evening between 10 and IL o'clock / wasin
the front room which faces south. / heard
some one coming up stairs just befor tho shot
and was closing the windows, and then
went into the d ng-room and fonrd Fred
there, and also my husi and, my daughter and
the chill rem Fred remained about fife n
minutes and Mr. Munchrath and Fred then
went out Ilen my husband came back and
- that some one hA l been shot III ught
the shot was toward Perry creek
On cross examination Mrs. Munchrath sold
II remember 1t was inst twenty minute, past
10 O'Clock, because / looked at the watch,
which WAS hanging over the washstand Fred
came in later, just little later, for when
wentin the dining room Ifound him there. "
Fred Munchrath, Sr., father Of defe ldant,
Mrs. Alma Cousin !, sister Of Freds, James
r. Cousins. brother in aw, all CAV ev denee
corroboTatiye Of that Of the defendant 9
mother
Freu Munchrath, Jr., the defendant, testified
in substance - follows: II am the defendant
in this case and have iiv in Sioux City all
my lie In August, 1885, kept hotel he
fremont house On Nebraska street, near
Fourth Iha saloon bar in the hotel On
the evening Of the I'd dy Of August, 1856,
was in Holdenried's hall Harry sherman aud
wont there together. There wero eight or
Ten persons there, or something near that.
stayed theie about five minutes and came
away with Sherman and Charley Corn ny.
Nothing 80 said there of VIII ppine Haddock,
Wood, or anybody else. o ten ed no Ir vaie
me- ting there did not r. msiu ter the rest
got mp to 60 did not ak Leaviit to remain
had no conversatit with Leavitt at private
meetiag, and said nothing about whipping
Wood aud Walker
Mnnchrath Lele den cd ser atm all the
statements which leaviit ties ified were ade
At tie pri, ate m eing at Holaenrie .l's hall.
Witess, CONT uing: The lext say he
railroad yard. Iwent to collect bill VIII Oh
Moriarsty owed me for Loard. / didn say a
word 10 Noriari and WAS only there lew
moments. Leayitt wentup TO Moriarity nd
spoke TO him. Lesviit talked to him only a
few mi utss. Leard nothing aid by Nor
iarity about whipping Haddo@k, Wood or any
body else - d nothing on that subject
Then came back to my place.
~ Was not at u Q q rner OF Fourth and Wa
ter slree'o when Haddock was murdered /
have heard Aulphy's tes tim. ny, and il is